Tracey

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 90.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 6,230 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
86,515
since 1923

Tracey over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #55, 1970peak #318, 1967girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#10,6956
2024#7,25115#7,25711
2023#7,24715#10,8216
2022#7,63114#9,8237
2021#8,02413#8,8258
2020#10,2509#8,7398
2019#5,04126#6,77712
2018#7,40915#12,1565
2017#5,04526#8,1409
2016#4,42332#6,05314
2015#5,65323#5,99914
2014#3,84839#8,7818
2013#5,01327#6,60312
2012#4,60131#7,05011
2011#5,54324#5,67515
2010#4,30634#5,25117
2009#3,40948#5,10218
2008#3,85941#4,04425
2007#3,37649#4,01125
2006#3,26450#4,22322
2005#2,93555#4,63118
2004#2,24078#3,36828
2003#2,52264#3,83822
2002#1,88794#2,81733
2001#1,87293#2,86432
2000#1,588111#3,29925
1999#1,654100#2,72231
1998#1,458117#2,04046
1997#1,155160#2,06043
1996#970197#1,55264
1995#949198#1,55960
1994#866226#1,37372
1993#657339#1,25482
1992#593385#1,38267
1991#542432#1,22782
1990#491496#1,14989
1989#415596#1,18481
1988#353704#1,15476
1987#301807#1,08878
1986#318754#1,10272
1985#339694#1,22860
1984#287838#1,11066
1983#296787#1,63136
1982#272897#1,39546
1981#2391,038#1,08470
1980#2081,253#1,20458
1979#2021,312#842105
1978#1791,449#831106
1977#1801,503#714142
1976#1401,942#665152
1975#1172,378#538223
1974#1082,758#461299
1973#1022,978#374421
1972#883,407#360466
1971#744,789#413379
1970#556,230#426369
1969#655,624#401395
1968#724,931#365451
1967#784,498#318552
1966#695,127#344471
1965#854,260#415353
1964#1113,743#431342
1963#1183,700#446317
1962#1233,643#456306
1961#1512,801#516237
1960#1901,960#575185
1959#2241,410#691122
1958#286977#78690
1957#284984#81386
1956#396518#90668
1955#421443#1,41929
1954#485330#1,29234
1953#652189#1,40829
1952#794129#1,74919
1951#96193#1,55323
1950#97886#1,81517
1949#1,26552#1,50124
1948#1,18558#2,21812
1947#1,82228#1,91616
1946#1,97022#1,88415
1945#1,79522#2,24210
1944#2,19916#2,6338
1943#1,99419#2,27711
1942#1,98119#2,38610
1941#3,2528#2,33310
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1939#3,7826—
1938#3,8476#3,1756
1937#4,2555#3,1756
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First appearance
1923

The first year at least five girls were named Tracey! It came in at #4,967, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1923–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Tracey is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNHWashington: #256 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsWAIdaho: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 917 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,994 girlsMNIllinois: #465 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,230 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedWIMichigan: #431 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,479 girlsMINew York: #431 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 4,861 girlsNYMassachusetts: #395 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,129 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedRIOregon: #256 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedIAIndiana: #456 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,104 girlsINOhio: #428 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,665 girlsOHPennsylvania: #406 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,382 girlsPANew Jersey: #283 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsNJConnecticut: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsCTCalifornia: #372 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,261 girlsCAUtah: #306 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedVAMaryland: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,633 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNMKansas: #339 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #546 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,378 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #317 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsDCOklahoma: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,508 girlsOKLouisiana: #628 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,624 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedALGeorgia: #603 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,186 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedHITexas: #863 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,447 girlsTXFlorida: #488 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,379 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#197 · 1 in 917
  2. Washington#256 · 1 in 1,781
  3. Oregon#256 · 1 in 1,784
  4. New Jersey#283 · 1 in 2,771
  5. Connecticut#290 · 1 in 3,096

Best ever in a state: #34 in New Jersey, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#19771 in 917
Oregon#25691 in 1,784
Washington#256161 in 1,781
New Jersey#283191 in 2,771
Connecticut#29071 in 3,096
Utah#30651 in 1,997
District of Columbia#31751 in 2,644
Kansas#33971 in 3,139
Minnesota#34691 in 3,994
California#372441 in 3,261
Massachusetts#39571 in 7,129
Pennsylvania#406211 in 5,382
Ohio#428181 in 5,665
Michigan#431161 in 5,479
New York#431331 in 4,861
Maryland#43651 in 5,633
Oklahoma#44351 in 4,508
Indiana#45681 in 6,104
Illinois#465161 in 6,230
Florida#48871 in 5,379
North Carolina#54671 in 7,378
Georgia#60351 in 9,186
Louisiana#62851 in 7,624
Texas#86391 in 12,447
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tracey
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 634 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #7,885)
  • 2,365 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #7,885)
  • 2,232 spots since 2015 (#5,653 → #7,885)
  • Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1950 (#1,265 → #978)
  • Biggest drop: 209 spots in 1994 (#657 → #866)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1923
  • Peaked 1970 at #55 (6,230 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1965–1972
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1950–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 281
  • Highest: 1 in 281 girls born in 1970 were named Tracey (0.36%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 46.6% of all girls named Tracey (40,287) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1942
  • Mostly boys until 1941, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,967 (1923)#4,967
1930s17#3,782 (1939)#3,961
1940s244#1,185 (1948)#1,940
1950s5,159#224 (1959)#548
1960s40,287#65 (1969)#106
1970s28,746#55 (1970)#125
1980s8,368#208 (1980)#303
1990s2,650#491 (1990)#934
2000s683#1,588 (2000)#2,695
2010s277#3,848 (2014)#5,088
2020s79#7,247 (2023)#8,048

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tracey in 1954

girls
#485
330 births · 1 in 5,885 girls
boys
#1,292
34 births · 1 in 59,963 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #485Tracey330

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #1,292Tracey34
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 5,885 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 92.7% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracey
  1. #480Saundra346
  2. #483Elena338
  3. #484Ruthie331
  4. #485Tracey330
  5. #485Stacey330
  6. #487Sharron329
  7. #487Valarie329
  8. #489Leticia326

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 59,963 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 70.4% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracey
  1. #1,268Rance35
  2. #1,268Terrel35
  3. #1,268Waldo35
  4. #1,292Tracey34
  5. #1,292Brenton34
  6. #1,292Clem34
  7. #1,292Cynthia34
  8. #1,311Abram33
  9. #1,311Alexis33
  10. #1,311Caleb33

Tied with 18 names at #1,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954 →